| Spodnje Verjane | |
|---|---|
  Spodnje Verjane Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°33′5.14″N15°54′25.24″E / 46.5514278°N 15.9070111°E Coordinates: 46°33′5.14″N15°54′25.24″E / 46.5514278°N 15.9070111°E | |
| Country |  |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Drava |
| Municipality | Sveta Trojica v Slovenskih Goricah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.11 km2 (0.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 228.2 m (748.7 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 28 |
| [1] | |
Spodnje Verjane (pronounced [ˈspoːdnjɛ ʋɛˈɾjaːnɛ] ) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Sveta Trojica v Slovenskih Goricah in northeastern Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Drava Statistical Region. [2]
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a sovereign state located in southern Central Europe at a crossroads of important European cultural and trade routes. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. It covers 20,273 square kilometers (7,827 sq mi) and has a population of 2.07 million. One of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, Slovenia is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations, of the European Union, and of NATO. The capital and largest city is Ljubljana.
The Drava Statistical Region is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Maribor. Its name comes from the Drava River and includes land on both banks along its course through Slovenia as well as the Pohorje mountains in the northeast of the region. The Drava is used for the production of hydroelectricity and the fertile land around it is used for agriculture. The share of job vacancies in all available jobs is among the highest in Slovenia and the region has a positive net migration rate but a very high natural decrease, which means an overall decrease in the population.
A small roadside chapel in the settlement dates to 1880. [3]
The term chapel usually refers to a Christian place of prayer and worship that is attached to a larger, often nonreligious institution or that is considered an extension of a primary religious institution. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a college, hospital, palace, prison, funeral home, church, synagogue or mosque, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building, sometimes with its own grounds. Chapel has also referred to independent or nonconformist places of worship in Great Britain—outside the established church.
